Ho Chi Minh City University of Science: Rankings

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The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 10th in Vietnam, 2989th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 35 research topics. The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,354 academic publications and 57,354 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2989 of 14,131 In the World
#905 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 67 In Vietnam
#4 of 20 In Ho Chi Minh
#880 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#964 of 1,048 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#1062 of 3,009 For Computational Linguistics
#4547 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3826 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 32 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 7th for Engineering in Vietnam and 2535th in the World with 3,403 publications made and 41,563 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Vietnam
#1143 of 2,841 In Asia
#2535 of 6,795 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1998 1 1
1999 2 0
2000 4 3
2001 3 4
2002 1 5
2003 3 10
2004 1 9
2005 8 9
2006 7 19
2007 14 17
2008 25 45
2009 82 115
2010 72 161
2011 80 256
2012 107 449
2013 160 761
2014 111 1033
2015 177 1016
2016 146 1251
2017 171 1505
2018 175 1931
2019 206 2321
2020 295 3195
2021 343 4116
2022 330 4693
2023 395 5625
2024 337 5983
2025 170 5664

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 357 880
Computer Engineering 4 613 1453
Human-Computer Interaction 3 579 1642
Structural Engineering 8 739 1766
Chemical Engineering 6 956 1930
Nanotechnology 6 1006 2027
Remote Sensing 10 875 2120
Telecommunications 6 965 2136
Acoustical Engineering 7 885 2137
Systems Engineering 6 884 2281
Computer Networking 6 1024 2304
Optical Engineering 7 1058 2333
Materials Science 7 1158 2452
Metallurgical Engineering 7 1178 2480
Electronic Engineering 6 1188 2516
Electrical Engineering 6 1169 2534
Environmental Engineering 12 1197 2587
Geotechnical Engineering 12 1160 2620
Biotechnology 8 1345 2910
Aerospace Engineering 11 1290 2922
Mechanical Engineering 10 1304 3008
Civil Engineering 17 1362 3128

Chemistry rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 8th for Chemistry in Vietnam and 2591st in the World with 3,255 publications made and 37,889 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Vietnam
#1209 of 2,785 In Asia
#2591 of 6,561 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1996 2 1
1997 1 1
1998 1 1
1999 2 0
2000 3 2
2001 2 2
2002 2 3
2003 2 8
2004 1 6
2005 3 8
2006 6 18
2007 14 13
2008 13 52
2009 80 89
2010 49 115
2011 77 206
2012 80 369
2013 118 579
2014 89 801
2015 156 759
2016 145 928
2017 176 1196
2018 175 1634
2019 216 1971
2020 309 2735
2021 353 3927
2022 315 4616
2023 384 5558
2024 319 5991
2025 188 5708

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 7 732 1427
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 532 1497
Chemical Engineering 6 956 1930
Nanotechnology 6 1006 2027
Environmental Chemistry 7 943 2077
Inorganic Chemistry 7 1022 2136
Computational Chemistry 10 1042 2261
Physical chemistry 7 1089 2264
Nutrition and Food Science 8 1098 2375
Materials Science 7 1158 2452
Organic Chemistry 8 1175 2482
Biochemistry 7 1154 2502

Biology rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 8th for Biology in Vietnam and 2877th in the World with 3,220 publications made and 35,184 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 30 In Vietnam
#1276 of 2,838 In Asia
#2877 of 6,841 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1996 1 1
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 2 1
2001 1 3
2002 2 3
2003 2 9
2004 1 5
2005 5 7
2006 8 15
2007 10 18
2008 11 59
2009 75 84
2010 41 106
2011 81 183
2012 76 346
2013 106 487
2014 90 744
2015 146 656
2016 146 760
2017 173 1039
2018 173 1464
2019 217 1845
2020 313 2670
2021 349 3911
2022 315 4544
2023 398 5407
2024 304 5661
2025 204 5398

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 1006 2027
Horticulture 4 885 2042
Molecular Biology 3 863 2078
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 831 2212
Forestry 5 815 2247
Nutrition and Food Science 8 1098 2375
Botany 6 1038 2436
Oncology and Cancer research 5 1081 2437
Biochemistry 7 1154 2502
Agricultural Science 10 1138 2659
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 1180 2664
Microbiology 11 1201 2677
Paleontology 9 1141 2716
Genetics 8 1212 2757
Zoology 10 1038 2795
Immunology 6 1217 2893
Biotechnology 8 1345 2910
Evolutionary Biology 9 1242 3017
Pharmacology 10 1475 3171
Virology 12 1452 3449
Neuroscience 13 1856 4438

Physics rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 7th for Physics in Vietnam and 2589th in the World with 3,095 publications made and 37,554 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 30 In Vietnam
#1150 of 2,822 In Asia
#2589 of 6,729 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1996 2 1
1997 1 1
1998 1 1
1999 2 0
2000 4 4
2001 4 3
2002 2 5
2003 2 8
2004 1 5
2005 6 8
2006 3 24
2007 11 14
2008 17 36
2009 76 85
2010 63 128
2011 71 205
2012 80 356
2013 124 619
2014 100 858
2015 150 861
2016 127 1059
2017 162 1313
2018 151 1745
2019 201 2194
2020 284 3201
2021 341 4100
2022 314 4375
2023 365 5301
2024 297 5540
2025 156 5249

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 8 805 1745
Nuclear Physics 4 730 1766
Nanotechnology 6 1006 2027
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 854 2062
Acoustical Engineering 7 885 2137
Theoretical Physics 8 867 2201
Optical Engineering 7 1058 2333
Quantum and Particle physics 6 1074 2434
Materials Science 7 1158 2452
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 1085 2687

Environmental Science rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Vietnam and 3119th in the World with 2,402 publications made and 26,968 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 30 In Vietnam
#1311 of 2,841 In Asia
#3119 of 6,888 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
2000 2 1
2001 1 3
2002 0 3
2003 3 5
2004 4 3
2005 3 5
2006 8 13
2007 11 16
2008 11 48
2009 57 65
2010 32 73
2011 66 150
2012 67 313
2013 102 444
2014 81 712
2015 122 660
2016 124 754
2017 141 942
2018 123 1245
2019 162 1509
2020 189 2139
2021 257 2907
2022 214 3288
2023 285 3966
2024 221 3976
2025 134 3648

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 8 388 964
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 532 1497
Environmental Chemistry 7 943 2077
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 831 2212
Forestry 5 815 2247
Earth science and Geophysics 10 927 2250
Oceanography 9 1033 2534
Environmental Engineering 12 1197 2587
Geotechnical Engineering 12 1160 2620
Agricultural Science 10 1138 2659
Paleontology 9 1141 2716
Geology 10 1184 2812
Ecology 10 1232 2923
Environmental Management 15 1369 3110
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 12 1420 3183
Geography and Cartography 13 1410 3485

Computer Science rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 6th for Computer Science in Vietnam and 2472nd in the World with 2,309 publications made and 26,244 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 29 In Vietnam
#1049 of 2,842 In Asia
#2472 of 6,855 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 2 0
2002 3 3
2003 2 4
2004 5 7
2005 5 6
2006 10 12
2007 16 23
2008 20 59
2009 58 102
2010 67 128
2011 68 190
2012 109 392
2013 121 528
2014 91 733
2015 129 749
2016 120 882
2017 114 1088
2018 108 1299
2019 123 1752
2020 179 2321
2021 190 2684
2022 226 2563
2023 229 3090
2024 204 2981
2025 127 2663

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 3 381 1062
Computer Vision 4 596 1444
Computer Engineering 4 613 1453
Computer Graphics 4 590 1567
Human-Computer Interaction 3 579 1642
Cognitive Science 4 675 1706
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 785 1769
Multimedia 4 688 1908
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 828 1958
Machine Learning 8 946 2134
Telecommunications 6 965 2136
Cyber Security 8 950 2251
Computer Networking 6 1024 2304
Software Engineering 8 889 2364
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 1180 2664
Data Science 10 1122 2764
Neuroscience 13 1856 4438

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Vietnam and 3883rd in the World with 1,675 publications made and 15,693 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 29 In Vietnam
#1428 of 2,867 In Asia
#3883 of 7,088 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2002 1 4
2003 2 4
2004 3 3
2005 5 6
2006 7 18
2007 13 18
2008 21 54
2009 29 61
2010 33 80
2011 46 117
2012 63 252
2013 87 323
2014 68 521
2015 98 536
2016 88 636
2017 88 687
2018 77 856
2019 104 1025
2020 129 1428
2021 171 1845
2022 165 1882
2023 184 2324
2024 132 2058
2025 67 1912

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 10 1020 2558
Philosophy 11 1251 3534
Archaeology 14 1507 3709
Demography 13 1519 3826
History 14 1548 3958
Law 14 1583 4105
Political Science 14 1627 4409
Sociology 17 1712 4470

Medicine rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 12th for Medicine in Vietnam and 3855th in the World with 1,206 publications made and 12,489 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Oncology and Cancer research, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 29 In Vietnam
#1600 of 2,817 In Asia
#3855 of 6,793 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 1 2
2005 1 3
2006 2 5
2007 7 11
2008 4 27
2009 22 42
2010 15 53
2011 28 58
2012 35 92
2013 33 179
2014 35 238
2015 53 254
2016 55 260
2017 68 389
2018 59 521
2019 81 702
2020 102 1045
2021 133 1485
2022 138 1634
2023 146 1854
2024 121 1825
2025 79 1848

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 5 1081 2437
Immunology 6 1217 2893
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 1224 3013
Anatomy and Physiology 9 1286 3154
Pharmacology 10 1475 3171
Surgery 8 1326 3360
Virology 12 1452 3449
Pathology 12 1534 3596
Public Health 16 1865 4529
Psychiatry 14 1912 4656

Mathematics rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 10th for Mathematics in Vietnam and 2951st in the World with 1,076 publications made and 12,034 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 29 In Vietnam
#1260 of 2,725 In Asia
#2951 of 6,434 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2000 0 1
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 1 2
2004 2 2
2005 2 2
2006 1 11
2007 5 9
2008 15 21
2009 37 90
2010 39 104
2011 34 131
2012 52 215
2013 61 315
2014 49 478
2015 53 381
2016 55 536
2017 49 588
2018 38 651
2019 60 766
2020 101 945
2021 97 1172
2022 120 1157
2023 101 1392
2024 77 957
2025 31 863

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 7 569 1512
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 785 1769
Statistics 10 1226 2871

Art & Design rankings

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science ranked 9th for Art & Design in Vietnam and 3548th in the World with 301 publications made and 2,946 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Multimedia, Computer Graphics, Literature.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#9 of 28 In Vietnam
#1357 of 2,450 In Asia
#3548 of 6,010 In the World

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2003 1 1
2004 0 2
2005 1 0
2006 1 1
2007 2 4
2008 3 14
2009 12 16
2010 6 26
2011 9 48
2012 9 69
2013 14 93
2014 11 138
2015 16 135
2016 16 153
2017 12 195
2018 12 180
2019 8 245
2020 16 296
2021 23 328
2022 30 315
2023 37 384
2024 35 401
2025 31 412

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ho Chi Minh City University of Science in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Vietnam ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 4 590 1567
Multimedia 4 688 1908
Fashion Design 11 1599 3950
Literature 12 1689 4326

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Ho Chi Minh City University of Science

Speciality Vietnam Asia World Rank
Finance 12 1269 3194
Psychology 11 1462 3588
Management 16 1536 3693
Business 14 1588 3912
Marketing 15 1656 3975
Economics 18 1798 4427
Development Studies 19 1871 4645
Social Psychology 21 1997 4929